Browsing Month December, 2011

During the off-season, it became public knowledge that Miami Heat Superstar Lebron James became a small stakeholder in Euroleague team Liverpool via Fenway Sports. Now, it sounds as though Kevin Garnett will become a limited shareholder in the American owned Roma Football Club.
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Andrei Kirilenko signed with Russian Basketball squad CSKA Moscow while NBA players endured the lockout and waited for an agreement to be drawn up. Although the league has returned to action and this season is in full swing, Andrei Kirilenko has chosen not to exercise his contract option which will allow him to sign with an NBA team and stay in Russia and ...

The 'flop' is possibly the single greatest event in NBA games that players use in a strategic sense. A 'flop' is when an NBA player exaggerates a physical act during a game so that it will catch the attention of the referees, usually ending up in a foul to the opposing player. Many times star players or defensive players will use the 'flop' during a game, ...

Over the summer it looked like the Denver Nuggets were going to lose too much talent and not replace it with enough to be considered a legitimate factor in the Western Conference playoff picture this year. Shooting guard Arron Afflalo was a target for many teams. So was starting center Nene. Last year's team leader in 3-pointers made (J.R. Smith), Kenyon ...

In what appears to be yet another Twitter war, Kendrick Perkins and Chris Webber are the latest two Sports personalities to go at each other via the media. Webber was recently heard speaking of Perkins play for the Thunder and how he is not a good fit in OKC. Perkins, after hearing this responded via Twitter telling Webber to go win a Championship ...

Joel Przybilla had health issues last season with his knee's which made him contemplate retirement during the off-season. But now that the season is in full swing, it appears that he may be close to signing on with an NBA team. According to the Los Angeles Times, Przybilla has garnered lots of interest from the Clippers, Bucks, Heat and Mavericks and is ...

The Chicago Bulls were 62-20 last season, by far it was a great season.
Last year in the playoffs, they struggled to get through teams that would load up the paint on Derrick Rose with big bodies and defend him with a bigger and longer defender. The Bulls lacked any consistency from their shooters on the outside. Derrick Rose will need another premier ...

The New Jersey Nets are in Florida today to kick off a southern road trip that will start in Orlando. During the off-season, rumors were flying about a possible deal that would see Dwight Howard end up wearing a Nets uniform. The deal never materialized, but apparently the dream is not dead. According to Colin Stephenson of The Star Ledger, upon ...

Last season, the Miami Heat shocked the NBA world by signing Lebron James and Chris Bosh to lengthy contracts to create what is now known as the "Big 3" as they teamed up with Dwayne Wade. The trio of Superstars fought through adversity last season and ended up battling the Dallas Mavericks for the NBA Championship, eventually losing in 6 games to Dirk ...

After battling injuries the past couple of years and trying to find a new team that will take a chance on him that his skills are still with him, it looks like Michael Redd may have found a new team to call home. According to the AZCentral.com's Paul Coro, The Suns will reportedly sign Michael Redd to a ...